Why doesn't zoom gesture in Lion work in Firefox web pages?

I have latest Firefox and now the latest OS X: Lion. But the pinch to zoom gesture (which works in Safari) will not work in Firefox web pages. I thought Firefox was upgraded to work with Lion. So why not the zoom or is there something I need to do to FF to get this feature to work?

I have latest Firefox and now the latest OS X: Lion. But the pinch to zoom gesture (which works in Safari) will not work in Firefox web pages. I thought Firefox was upgraded to work with Lion. So why not the zoom or is there something I need to do to FF to get this feature to work?

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This appears to be a problem firefox are aware of and are working on, and with some possible workarounds, see also thread: "Back/Forward Gestures do not work in Mac OS X Lion" -> /questions/853020

Chosen Solution

This appears to be a problem firefox are aware of and are working on, and with some possible workarounds, see also thread: "Back/Forward Gestures do not work in Mac OS X Lion" -> /questions/853020

This appears to be a problem firefox are aware of and are working on, and with some possible workarounds, see also thread:'' "Back/Forward Gestures do not work in Mac OS X Lion" ''-> [/questions/853020]

Unfortunately although I have so far stumbled across formal bug reports, and a reference to a rapid response team I have no idea where or when user friendly comments about this are likely to be made, all I can suggest is you watch any related threads for news.

Glad to have helped.
Unfortunately although I have so far stumbled across formal bug reports, and a [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/10.7/RRRT reference] to a rapid response team I have no idea where or when user friendly comments about this are likely to be made, all I can suggest is you watch any related threads for news.

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I had this problem with my browser as well. I'm using OS X 10.6.8 but,
Try this:
type the following into the address bar: about:config
Then use the filter (top left side) and type the word, Gesture.
Make the following changes to the following 2 fields:
browser.gesture.pinch.in ~ enter the field and type, cmd_fullZoomReduce
browser.gesture.pinch.out ~ enter the field and type, cmd_fullZoomEnlarge

These changes should immediately restore the pinch gestures you are used to. Try it as soon as you make the changes and let us know. I've included a screenshot.

Note the changes in the 2 line and make them.
This worked for me. Good luck.

I had this problem with my browser as well. I'm using OS X 10.6.8 but,
Try this:
type the following into the address bar: '''about:config '''
Then use the filter (top left side) and type the word, '''Gesture'''.
Make the following changes to the following 2 fields:
browser.gesture.pinch.in ~ enter the field and type, '''cmd_fullZoomReduce'''
browser.gesture.pinch.out ~ enter the field and type, '''cmd_fullZoomEnlarge'''
These changes should immediately restore the pinch gestures you are used to. Try it as soon as you make the changes and let us know. I've included a screenshot.
Note the changes in the 2 line and make them.
This worked for me. Good luck.

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Everything was fine before the update to Lion so only conclusion is that this update is the epicenter of the problem. In Safari all of the gestures are available I am running FF 5.0.1, none of the gestures work in this browser but the least inconvenient loss is turning pages. I hope someone fixes this soon. I find FF to be procrastinators when the group of negative experience is small, but Mac users pale in comparison to Windows users DON'T LEAVE US MAC USERS HANGING HERE PLEASE

Everything was fine before the update to Lion so only conclusion is that this update is the epicenter of the problem. In Safari all of the gestures are available I am running FF 5.0.1, none of the gestures work in this browser but the least inconvenient loss is turning pages. I hope someone fixes this soon. I find FF to be procrastinators when the group of negative experience is small, but Mac users pale in comparison to Windows users DON'T LEAVE US MAC USERS HANGING HERE PLEASE

However, should you want to zoom out and shrink the page items, do the following:

Double-click browser.gesture.pinch.in.shift and change it to cmd_fullZoomReduce

Granted you're just switching two values but makes zoom feel more Safari-like sotospeak.

Another temporary fix to ensure that you don't zoom out and shrink the page items beyond its default size is to do the following in '''about:config:'''
Double-click ''browser.gesture.pinch.in'' and change it to '''cmd_fullZoomReset'''
However, should you want to zoom out and shrink the page items, do the following:
Double-click ''browser.gesture.pinch.in.shift'' and change it to '''cmd_fullZoomReduce'''
Granted you're just switching two values but makes zoom feel more Safari-like sotospeak.